E as, of Wilton. he-
i” ENML o- ‘1 Rs
paper on The Wedding
1 Belle in Colonial Times
my Katherine A. Sturges at
of the Norwalk Chapter of
'3':
Ibt IBM a wedding? So I
will not refuse my invi-
' 'witb me the wedding
faraway cousin. Thewed-
to be held at the house of her
. In! three times great-
Inter Samuel Fitch
, ”updated by his most
1m, George the lil., Kins
M lrllsia and the Colonies.
‘ who know, is not very far
a he; Just over on the eastern
t
1 .
I
M, to make ready for the
of the fair young bride. whilc
I“ "tell residence, under the strl t
. of Mistresa l" itch, the maids
V 71V been pounding spices and baking
”m pies and concocting dainty
of all kinds for the wedding
Rhoda Keener. who,
'3 mm had a glimpse of the bride s
Mil, and declares that there are
. Iatins that will stand alonc
‘ Ind that her linen chest is plied to 11111
W with the finest of snowy linen; but
it this as it may, one thing we are
Ill" tit-that the bride's grmt-unclv.
the Venerable Thomas Fitch. has gi1'r'111
neran imported china tea set with 11111
initials of the bride and groom upon
V1 fits Every Norwaik girl has bcon oh
the uni vive for the.las1 month in an-
tieipation of the event. and despite
what theirlmothcrs may say concern-
lag the vanities of such proceedings,
these self same mothcrs have carefully
Milled thcir much prized. cedar
gene-trend brought forth rich sntius
. not! soft muslins, the products 11'
1, 1111511111 of distant lands. Norwalk
dreasmakers hate also been in co-op-
oration and by this time those of tho
10W hundred who have received invi-
; t‘ntions are quite ready, and therefore
Wdingly happy, but the 11111111-
hers of the D. A. R. 01 guests present
with us this afternoon need consult
1 no drones-alter or stand for invitation
have only with me to lift Tlm1-'.
”I oftlllt Sunday eve 129 years ago
"My evening." you say.
“My evening," for i must remind
' of, what your grandmothr-rs ha11-
. mt! often told you that the Sub-
m began on Saturday night and end-
” ‘a on Sunday at the some hour, and
“Sunday was ever the chosen tim1-
til. solemn festivities of life. “'0 or»1
V ‘ “I”. so let us glance about tho 1111i
1 m and at those who represent tl11-
beauty, wealth and dignity of this oil
, town. The furniture of the room is of
lilhoglny-quatnt old tables with
“.3 Glow-feet and chairs of the same Wood
W together with wooden pcgs
Over the blazing firoplnto hangs tiv
Fitch coat-of—arms in green and gold1
with the motto, \lrtus Omnia Vi n1it
You probably noticed as you came in
. def the mantel: that is ('ol.
Stoph1n
those days as the. andsomcst man in
Norwnli The tall. stately girl 11 um»
VIII tram him is Ester iii-Idea. Th. 11
1 “,lfllty-ahirted. short-waisted satin
dress lhows to advantage hcr beauti
fill figure. The scholarly and distin
totalled young man so absorbed in h1-r
‘ conversation is no other
V. til. Trumbull. The young doctowhns
come home (Font Yale with the l1ri1lc',~~
cousin and it is said, considers th'tl
NONI]! girls compact} very favorably
' . moo-om New Raven. . Please look
carefully It that group of young men
Alp! the door. They have rathcr :1
, method air and wear lhr-ir horn"
1,1111 salts as if they were 11111111 11111.1
Infill or broadcloth. Wu
the spirit that nerwvi them to
.m flame garments here tonight in
I“ Milly of finely dressed non
fl} women. and we have an equal .111-
for the Norwalk motner aim
and wove the cloth. The young-
of the group is Stephen lietts. he
mod not to wear or use any or—
of English manufacture until
Britons shah reconsider the ar‘
”liq which she is adopting
bet mlonists. That he kept 1.1
Motion was shown by his hrs-
1" th same town ten years later.
Tr” was our uninvited Klimt
The long clock on the
E
i
ifgtt
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the am
Thomas Pitch lift us tuk1
look at him. this old colonial
whose scholarship. stairs
Ind will tolmtlon did mur'u
the town and colony through
times. lie is tall and rath-r
face noticeable for the keen
shaded by heavy eyebrows,
and prominent nose. file
are slightly bowed. but his
dignified
iiiEiaV
.i
h
in;
g:
sndnneonscious
i
mu is there at all womanly, Mrs
the town, looking down on thc'
' I of the Sound. Such a wcd- ,
it is to be! For two works,
'ng. have been polishing 1111'
fenders and candle-sticks. V
by th1-1
.il to marry lsaac Camp ncxt V
. d.glt‘ilurihin and look upon the happi- 1
“YIN . 1
for ”vomiting and also for many or 1
that elegant looking man standing un- ‘
St. John, the brldc's uncio."‘k'miwu“iii 11
than “1'. :
Trumbull; nephew of Governor John-
is just striking seven and 1111-:
are entering. The bridr- !
mof her great— —uncio os- ‘
long
only hy'1 11tbe
and wrists: tit while we are 1111111111;
at the gov-root all other eyes in the
robin are and upon its young bride.
the winaome Susannah Rogers, the
sweetest girl in all Norwalk so eyen
her rejected suitors say "or gown is
of finest lndl a muslin. beautifully em—
bmldered on waist es and skirt. all
by her own fair has a. Around her
white neck and on her lump arms are
costly pearls. a gift rom her aunt,
Moses Rogers. of New York
Following the bride are two others no
less interesting") us. The bride's
iwldowed that or. the gracious and
quoenly Elizabeth Fitch Rogers. tier
dress in of my le rcen satin and came
straight from good. by the London
1 Packet. at the cost of fifty pounds. for
tradition says this distant connection
of mine htuf strong sympathies with
the powers that were. and no patience
with those who were home spun and
drank sage‘tea for conscience sake.
llesldc her walks her father, the old
‘notary. ills shapely legs are encased
in white silk stockingsVnnd his stout
figure. in black small clothes and a
plum colored coat, with n lining of
1cherry satin. ills ruflics are of lace
and his powdered hair glitters with
diamond dust. while his face 111 beam-
ing with pride and pleasulc at his fa-
vorite grandchild's fortunate alliance.
The groom comes forward to meet his
bride in the English fashion—~11 hand.
some youth. one of the proud Tam-
berts. ills small clothes are 11! black
velvet, while his coat and waist-coat
are of bright blue broadcloth lined
with white satin and glittering with
silver buttons. The Rev. Jeremiah
beaming in his robes performs the cur-
'emony. and the shrewd. kindly notarv
steps forward with solemnity and givcs
the bride away. '
. Let us take a long look at them as
.they stand there in the old room. mm.
ml by the candles in their high silvcr
1an1l brass candlesticks and by tho
flickering llrelight. l question if Nor—
}wulk has ever seen a fairer wedding.
and now the congratulations are over
.nnd they gather in knots about. the
room. The tnlscltoc is still hanging
in the long dining~roou1. and there are
none 11f Norw'alks y.outh puritnn or
(hill'flll'flflll. who hesitate to claim the
privileges accorded by that mystic
bough. The women present, who lllr'tl
as now keep in touch with all that i'«
best in the literary worul. dismiss thosc
well written articles in the Tattlcr and
that admirable novel just out. Thc
Vicar of Wakefield, by that cralic gen-
ius, Oliver Goldsmith. The governor.
like a magnet. draws the older own
about him. They talk of the growth
:0! town and colony. .m then in sterner
Ivoiccs they speak of a subjmt 14' 1r
present in their min1ls»our relatiom
with the mother country. The gchr-
nor says but little: his heart is torn
bI-twecn his two countries. but his
strong si-nsc of justice bids him tukv-
the side of tho c.11ionlcs His fate i~
grave and mouth compressed. Dom
keen. ftir—rruching mind already bnholl
his much loved town. fair Norwalk.
L11 '11 out- of rioting and 1arnugc’.’ 'l"l11
iold notary has no smh f1'nrs.l'3wr
lloyol to king and 1'l'1111'1l1.a111l his cou-
111-prion of dut,v.l1e rcfusr-s to rcad tho
signs in the already iowcring clouds.
Wcll it was he died beforc the struggl-
l1aiuc 11hi1 i1 gave birth to thc nation;
who he died never knowing that hi1
iold home would be destroyed by im-
powcrs to whom he was so loyal and
who Fitch's Point and all his br11.1d
Incrcs would during the fortuntcs 111'
war, pass into other bands. ilut so».
:thc gucsts arc all leaving, for it is:
{after it o'clock. and Norwalk pcopl-x
’you know. kccp early hours.
i I forgot to ask you if you would taki-
l,~111111'1111' the wine or rum that has flow-
,vd s'n 1'1‘1-1-‘11' during the owning. or the
1'11'1-1l1ling cake. it 1.1 made from .\lr:.
Moses 'flt'ogory's rt‘f'f‘lpl. which you
Emow is a famous one. i hope you wdl
find time to look at tho w1 miding pi'.c~»
touts csimlully at the governor's lc'i
irel. and ii,l1,v thi' W'.ii) you should ever
i'1i1i1r- through the noithcin part of
'Vorwalk W lltou they call it now you
‘inust stop at an old colonial rcsidenn-
gwith a row of liims loading down to
fthc iron mic and give one tend 11'
though to thv fair young Norwalk girl.
who went thcrc on bcr wedding raw.
)l)111'-1'>mbcr Qitth, 1769,
l...
t
1
”haunts crust-10.1 nun.
[is i‘cheurer-Kestner. Forster lire
E President of the French Senate.
i l’aris Scpumber l'l—«M Schcurcr-
:Kcstncr, the former vice-president of
111111 Stout:- and champion of Dreyfus.
!
H1 dead.
.ll. Auguste Schcurer—Kestner. the
stormcr vice-prcsident of the From-h
{ricnato and grcat champion of tlhc
't'ausc 11f itrr>yf11~, was born February
in. 111311, at 1111111111111, Alsace. from
which place the Dreyfus family also
Thallcd. ‘llr- was president of the "hem-
.11-al Society of Paris and was a prom-
incnt,mcn1bor 11f other sot-lotion. lie
was political 1li1'111-t11r11ftho Repubiiquc
From-also. from 1879 to 1884 anti was
:1 Republican in imllti1s. He took a
:reat interest in the imnrnw-ment of
the working— «lasscs and in liiii5 found-l
-1|,a co—operativc society for their ben~
nflt. ills Republican ideas. in 1879.
1:11pm! him to be scntenced to four
months' imprisonment and two thous-
and francs line. He was clcctcd to the
National Assembly in 18771. and 1875 be1
was first elected to the Senate, of ‘
which he afterwards became one of the '
«erretnries and eventually one of the
1i1-o-presi1'r'nls.
,1'1-1elc1-tion as vice president January
gl.‘1 Wu. ire has written extensiwly,
on 1hen1lstry.
A GREAT lg'Rl'lT EX lllBlTli)N.
The Connecticut Pomolngical Society
'sill hold its annual fruit exhibition at'
,thc town hall.
'1'Ptlnostlny, October fl and l. (‘ash pre-
llc was defeated for1
Merlden. Tuesday and '
”if“ at “
commander which we the so much
talk about whenever a liner is' lost."
said the captain of a big ocean steam-
ship the other day. “it's not the cap-
tain who is really to blame in one case
out of ten even when he is running his
ship at full speed through a fog’. it's
the public that's to blame. and 1'" tell
you how it is.
”To begin with, everybody knows of
the rivalry between the different lines.
Everybody knows what a difference
there is. in the estimation of the public,
between the rival boats of the same
grade which 11111111111111» some time and
11111111111 24 hours apart. The man who
has traveled by the boat that comes In
last is going to say to himself that next
time he will go'on the So—and-so. which
must be a better boat. for didn't she
come in a day ahead of the one he came
on?
"The captain of boat No. l is a hero
for the time being. and the company he
works for smiles on him. That he has
run all the way at full speed through
heavy sons and logs and has taken all
itinds of risks he know. but he doesn't
say anything about that. and the com-
pany doesn't either. They have beaten
the other line. and that is enough.
“The captain of boat No. 2. which
11amc in a day behind the other knows
just what is in store for him before he
reports at the office of his company.
This is about what he hears:
" ‘Why. how is this, Mr. Blank?
You come in 21 hours behind the So-
and-so. What was thc matter anyhow ‘.‘
and-so. What was thc mutter nnyhow'."
“ ‘Woll. you see,‘ says the captain.
'We had storms part of the way, and
when we got to the banks we strut-i:
a fog so think you couldn't see your
hand before your face. and we and to
run at half speed all day.
" 'Alwmi' (mo of the owners will
.:1y,V 'Alwm! it's 11 bad thing, Mr.
lilank, for us to be beaten 2-i hours by
1111» 31‘1-nn1bso.‘
‘1'uplaln lilank says no more. but
feels that ho has been rcproved. and llP
rcnicuibcrs it ml ”11' next trip. The sca
may be running 'iuountulns high' and
thc fog may bc 1111 thii'k you can't 111-e
tho funncl from the bridgc. but he is
bound to get in on time this trip. and
he docs. The owners of tho lino smilv'
on him. So he know what no is re-
quired to do and goes on making record
trips.
"it is the public. you scc. which the
111111'ip;111_v has got to plcasc if l1 b"- to 11x-
lst. and tho captain has to 1111-11411 tl1~
company. Somc day he docs this 1111111
too often. ilc 1'oili1l11s with nuothcr ship
111 a fog. maybe, or runs on the rocks.
i‘crhups thr natural love of lif11 or iii 1
thought 11f a helpless family keeps him
from 1l1-libcral1-iy going to the bottom
with the ship but he knows- that his
cart-er is at ah cud.
"The board sits on the 1112-11", and ii
tho-rc is any cshloucc to show that thc
'u-ridcnt was doc to i111! curelcssucss 11t
tl111c11n1rnan1l11rln running at full speed
in thick wcathcr. or whatever the case
may be, llf.‘ is rt-pi‘lfililmif'il and his 1'1-r-
tiliyutc snspcndcd for sonic months a.
loast. When at last he gets tho ccrtiil-
1-nl1- back, it has 11 hole poncho-d in it.
“Now Ict us supposc that ho has been
a faithful s1-1‘1‘aut of tho- 1-11mpiiny fora
good while. and they 1lk1- huh and (lo--
cidc to transfer him to {motto-1' ship
..n1l give him a chance for cxlstcnw
This 1111w ship has to be Insured, of
course. b11f111'o shc gocu to son. The un-
1l1r1'w1'itcrs makc thrir vitamlnatlons
and in thc coursc 11f their inauirivs.
lhcrc cnuws up tho question as to win.
is the captain of the ship. '
"When they llf'iil‘ thc name. they will
probably say: ‘Why. lot us see! isn't
111» the man who sank tbc So-und-so'
ch'.’ (lh. We can't take any risks on :1
ship commanded by f‘aptnin Vliinnkt
i'ut another commandcr in his place
and it will be alll right.
"The company is thcreforc obliged to
dismiss f'aptnin lilauk. 'l‘hcn ht- start:
out to find another situation. ills cer-
tificate, you remember, has a hole in
11. H1- goea to see the owners of fin--
other line. As soon as they hear his
namc tbcy say:
" 'f)h. yes.
the f-lo-and-so'."
Yes, i commandcd that boat.’
" ‘llumph? Very sorry. captain. but
111- 'haven't anything just now. if Wt'
should have anything we will let you
kuow,’
"This scene is rcpcatcd at one steam
ship oili1-r- after another on both sides
of the water."
The captain leaned his elbows on the
lailtli'.‘ "D11 you Wonder." he“ said after
:1 pause. "that generally when a liner
is lost at sea her commander isn‘t
among the saved? lint mark my
words.” ho added, rising. "in almost
pro-1y disaster. when the cry of negli—
gcncc is loiidcst. it's the public that's
to blame and not the captain. who only
docs what he is obliged to do."—New
lork Sun
INSIJMNIA
“I Ian was" canons-1's for
lnmmnls. with ten 1 hove been sullen! for
over twenty years. and i can say that Concerns
have given me more rcllef than anyother rente-
dy l have ever tried. iabnll ccruinly reed-p
mend them to my friends as being I'll the to
i "mid." TIA). (Sim-1.11mi}:
Didn't you commons
1
“NOV
came
;
l
onus.- n"
miurnu of 1300 are offered. mostly on‘
individual plates on standard varieties
‘ol fruits most suitable for culture in
f‘onnecticut. There are also special
premiums for exhibits of tanned and
'dried fruits, fruit Juices and nuts in
variety.
ascent-at mat-agate
n. W" ”Im'ATIo.- m
hula. In“, mil-t mm It- III‘I. ”
111-rm... "-11.1;
'is’oitheraide thia‘nnss- 1
'tiowofitheerintlasloasla-seslofth
1
NATURE 3 1
A Cure for lemon headache.
I rel ht m floredfmmeoasti tion
0 a you In M”. in
111111: 111:3
‘UF 5
and asvsse nervous hen ill. he
usually lasting three days at s time and-
ncbe powders relieved me tern rarll. but
'6'.“ 111' "ram ”“11: 1.3.1.; 1.:
e e 113 vs gran
heailh seldom or never have headache. have
hnineti in flash, and feel decidedly walk—Mrs.
ikflntcb. Tom pic. N H.
(lei Kin cures (”onatlpation and all dis-
ease-o ti1e.er1e1-, Niotnm b, Liver and Kid-
neys. fluid by drpggista. 25c and ale. 6
WW
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FOR BUSINESS.
Perhaps you're thinking of having
some PAPERING or PAINTING done;
naturally you’ll go to that man who is
best equipped for business in that line.
Let us assure you right here. you'll
have no trouble to find him—it you
live in Vtown you know, if you don't.
just inquire; most anyone will direct
you to our new building. don’t be bash-
ful. just step right in, take a comfort-
able chair. and talk the matter over
with us. We'll answer all questions-
give you an estimate as to what the
job will cost, and after showing you
around we'll let you judge whether or
not we're equipped for business. ’
3%
Wall Papers. Painters' Supplies. Art-
ists' Materials.
Pictures Framed to Order.
Painting. Paper Hanging. Decorating.
QECKER,
81 Washington street,
South Norwalk. Conn.
Tcl ('ail. 143-5. Open evenings till 8:30.
WiiillliS GIVEN FREE
[1‘ or 46 Ozone Trade Marks
‘2 ()zone Starch Trade Marks. and
2 Ozone Washing l’owder Trade Marks.
amusstchwun. mat-impetus
Wis as slow-in ass.
BUGKLEV 81 WHEELER'S,
63 SOUTH MAlN STREET.
South Norwnlk.
The three kinds of Trade Mark}
must be presented for wagon. 3121111
11‘ ~111111111 " 111111111,
Electrical Engineer
and Contractor. ..
lions-e wiring of every description.
Gas and electric fixtures, motors.
storage batteries: telephones.
Repairing and Jobbing a. Specialty.
29 WALL STREET,
NOIWALK.
Drive HorSes
from
Baker’s Stables,
Corfiasliingion
and Spring Streets,
Tel. Call. 139-3.
'0. BORDA
mil NORWALK'B
HPAlflJflBPBINTEH
Printingofany kind and
on I par with no! work
done in thts section of
Connecticut.
1 ssfifsai. annulus
Month Flor-walk, f'nnn.
A writer in London Lancet demon-
1trnles that sausages are made nowa-
lays which do not contain meat at all,
‘nlt only hrmd tinged wtlh rod oxide
11111 11:— 1111111111
titanium 2711.
"' "' "NE. ..
I Want
lay room painted or paper-ed in a
This Overybody is «ring now.
Jobs of this kind cannot rush so
fast but that! can handle them to
everybody's ”defection, prices and
all.
llllllUS BROWN,
primrose.
I mm M m um
D. W. RAYMOND,
inneral‘blrector
and 8111111111111.
93 Washington St, South Norwnlk
Residence. 9 Crescent Terrace.
Telephone nt house. 34-6.
.l. 0. dENNlNGS.
dillpol lltngu, Container. l’tlllltl'd-
punks in
Wall Paper. and Borden-e
1 uonTiTSTmN sruuur.
South Norwmk.
l’apcrs,ll11r1lers and Gill Molding
taken to houses for inspection, on no-
titc by postal. Estimates cheerfully
given. .
Vacation 11111111111111
Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland.
by steamers SILVIA and PORTLA a:
:he RED CROSS LINE. sailing tram
New York every Saturday at 4 p. at
Full particular: and literature upon ap
olication to
Jacob M. Layton, Agi.
I Railroad Place. 80. Norwalk.
1811 131111
Plumbing and Steam Heating
Hot Water Heating.
Hot Air Healing.
STOVES AND RANGES.
SLATE ANl) 'l'lN itUill-‘lNu,
Gas and Steam Fitting,
Fixtures. Metal Ceiling. etc
Have you seen our stock of
RICHMOND RING-ES '1
iiieioneslzflotclhssco
17 WALL STREET. NORWALK.
Gas
1111111111 111111511.
.3 OIIGORY’S
loath Norwalkm
J. l. SULLIVAN,
Tm mania. m. booth.
ishlag, electrie ears to‘ hotel. connect-
‘ng with all caisson the N. 1., N. ti
and B. I. It.
unsuneassm
«moon mum) cm sans am
moan amounts.
QUIBQT.
"Am WI!
cure for I‘ll»
nay ever and (infant. um 11.
N11 1 1i lets ‘give ’tnrncdmr re'ief. 0n.
hoses after each led ails Digestion
Avk ynov drum”. or b) a. mi 53 LL).
Mini sumpi r luv u—, p!-
“CW3 3170. CO. Cleveland. 0
HORSES
To Suit Evgrybody.
We have them” coming by
the car-load every
few days.
M..TARLov.
[swarm
DI.“- Ill“
l‘EIIlliillAI. m.
of iron mixed with fat.
“1‘”
F'ARE, SINGLE 400i
'1' ‘MVIRVV HAIL:
LEAVES SOUTH NOltWAlJt, 7:85 A M.
LEAVES NEW YORK:
Beekman Street. 2:111 p. in.
East 81st Street. 2:40 p. Ill.
1.... ,1-
A” "
11:11
ilaturdny. 1:35 p. m. ' '1
Baturddv, 2100 p. in. , liq
EXCURSION. 10¢.
.3...“ V
Freight Pronollor City of Norwalk.
Leave Beekmanstreet. New York, Monday. Wednesday and Friday, 6 p. on.
Leave Norwallt. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, 6 p. In.
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Sample ilooks of Latest Styles of 1
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i quick Sales.
Season on Game Oct. lot.
We can supply the eportsmeu's needs with anything from a rapid-
flre gun to a box of our
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SHOE LEATHER.
An almighty question at present
to parents of school children.
it’s not ,so serious as it might
be though. when patronizing a
reliable dealer.
VGLOVER’S
“THE FAI
THE PLACE.
Rubi;
From Makers to Wearers.
We are showing the largest variety
' “ of the richest and most stylish
Plaid Skirts,
Ready Made and to Order.
They cost you far less than you can
make them for yourselves.
eta
I. Wgubel 8-,Cog
68 Washington Street, South ‘No‘iwnlk
i 1
By the Looks of the Front oi his
Store, Theodore Has Been to Boston
Again.
I have bought a large stock of ,
Shoes from Lynn manufacturers at
one—half price, for July and August
sale and I think it is the best lot of
goods over olTert-tl on this earth for
the money. and will overshadow any
1 sale I ever bad,
quality.
in quantity and
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heo. ‘ Olsen.
Norwalk Chronicler